S-X Property

Prospect in Beaver county in Utah, United States with commodities Aluminum, Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154536
MAS/MILS ID 0490010004
Record type Site
Current site name S-X Property
Alternate or previous names South Extension Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.51081, 38.16996 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaver(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Tetons(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)

Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Beaver

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 030 S 015 W 27 Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Potassium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Microcline Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.51081, 38.16996

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 3300M
    Width 1100M
    Area 971HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 971
    Date of Last Modification 810729

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1971
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Wah Wah Mountains

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner U.S. Bureau Of Land Management
    Year 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 364HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Swell Factor .67
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 50
    Capacity 9072
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .85
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF. FOR SOME OF THE DATA IS STATEMENT BY D.N. BLOOM,EARTH S

  • Deposit

    INC. BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECON. GROWTH, CONGRESS U.S.JULY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUCH OF ORIGINAL DATA SUPPLIED BY JOHN E HUSTED, GA. INSTITU REVISED EVALUATION MADE BY R.A. SALISBURY. REC. 130 EST. UNIT PRODUCTION COST IS ASSUMED TO MATCH THE N PROJECT, BEAVER CO. THE PLANT COSTS FOR THE PV & SX PROJECTS IS ENTERED ASSUMING PLANT PER DEPOSIT, APPROX. SIMILAR TO THE N-G PLANT. THIS IS REALIZING THAT THE PV & SX DEPOSITS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO SUPP PLANT. THE PRESENT RESOURCE BASE FOR THE S-X & P-V DEPOSITS PROBABLY JUSTIFY ONLY ONE PLANT TO SERVICE BOTH DEPOSITS. TRANS. REC.160-ASSUME SHIPPING POINT TO BE POTENTIAL P-V PLA LUND T32S,R14W,IRON CO. UTAH. ASSUME DESTINATION OF CONC. TO BE THE DALLES OREGON. ESTIMATED 5 YRS. WILL BE REQUIRED TO BRING DEPOSIT TO PRODUC GRADES ARE IN TERMS OF AL203 (ALUMINA). THE SX AND PV PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN JOINTLY DESCRIBED WITHIN THE DEPOSIT SUMMARY REPORT. THE REPORT IS IN THE SX PROPERTY FILE. RECORD 130 ACQUISITION NOT INCLUDED. ASSUME $0.14 PER TO ASSUME COST DATA GOOD TO MAY 30, 1975. LAST INPUT SEPT. 13, 1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1996 Salisbury U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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